Ray Weaver, 2025

Vitraaž

It is Time. But what does the Time we perceive, consist of? What kind of time is it today? Is time now short, long, valuable, high, last, hard, borrowed? Does it show, fly, come, pass? Is there any of it, at all? We have so many types of time, yet we do not have a separate sense with which to feel it in our hands, and yet we have a ticking clock in which time is always the same. Cognitive time can break through the expectation of linear succession, exist differently, and it may not fit into the measurable form usually applied to time. The brain doesn’t only perceive, but also constructs and dismantles time, which reveals the vulnerability of our perception of time. Even the slightest shift in brain function can disrupt the usual perception of the flow of time, and for millennia, people have considered some times more sacred than others. In art, time flows, petrifies, flows on, slowly. Times pile up on top of each other. There is time, there is no time. There are no ticking seconds in the forest, but that doesn’t mean that time cannot be kept there. For example, time can be determined by flowers or birdsong, while a longer period of time can be precisely determined by the life rhythms of a bear. The created stained glass is not only an object in space, but also pays homage to cyclical time, the living clock of the forest. Through light and color, the sundial honors the cycles around us and reminds us that we, too, are part of them. Ray Weaver is a fairy who weaves a balance of warmth and light from rays so that all life around Them can feed on them. By working with rays, the fairy makes sure that every living being gets enough sunlight to flourish.